Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Africa
Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.2668 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Africa is -0.2668 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Africa peaked at -0.2639 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.5602 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Africa 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4051 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.4068 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4086 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1994 | -0.4101 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.412 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.4135 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4152 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.4171 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.4187 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.4205 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.4059 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2002 | -0.4074 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4091 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4109 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4124 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.4142 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.416 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4176 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4194 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4213 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.5479 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 2012 | -0.5509 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2013 | -0.554 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2014 | -0.5573 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | -0.5602 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -0.4308 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2017 | -0.4328 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2018 | -0.4345 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2019 | -0.4364 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -0.4385 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2021 | -0.2639 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2022 | -0.2646 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2655 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.266 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.2668 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +39.8% | -0.4385 % change on previous year | -0.2639 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -30.1% | -0.4213 % change on previous year | -0.5479 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4119 % change on previous year | -0.4187 % change on previous year | -0.4051 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4133 % change on previous year | -0.4205 % change on previous year | -0.4059 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4926 % change on previous year | -0.5602 % change on previous year | -0.4213 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2942 % change on previous year | -0.4385 % change on previous year | -0.2639 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 19 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.01 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Serbia 1.94 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Syria 1.86 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Kenya 1.68 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Pitcairn 1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Denmark 1.52 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Africa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Africa was -0.2668 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2639 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5602 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Africa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.